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To make the process fairer to small banks, regulators should issue community bank summaries during the proposal stage, not when releasing final rules. They also should do more outreach to small banks and extend comment periods on major rules, writes the ABA's Hugh Carney.
March 31
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. issued two consent orders and terminated 21 enforcement actions in February, according to its latest roundup of regulatory orders.
March 28 -
A recap of the informed opinions (and the discussions they generated) on BankThink this week.
March 28 -
Trading revenue at banks and thrifts fell in the fourth quarter because of weak demand as well as seasonal patterns, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said Friday.
March 28 -
David Williams, the U.S. Postal Service's inspector general, defends a proposal that the Postal Service should get into banking that has come under fire from many in the financial industry.
March 28 -
Recent comments by Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry, suggesting steps to make large-bank executives accountable for anti-money laundering problems, have reignited the debate over where to direct blame for Bank Secrecy Act violations.
March 28 -
WASHINGTON Senate Banking Committee leaders said Friday they would hold a panel vote on April 29 to reform the housing finance system.
March 28 -
Top financial executives met Thursday to discuss how their industry can innovate, but most of the discussion focused on a more defensive topic: what banks and the government need to do to stave off mounting cybersecurity threats.
March 27 -
WASHINGTON A House Financial Services subcommittee said Thursday it would feature a "whistleblower" at a hearing next week looking into grievances filed by employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
March 27 -
Los Angeles banker Maria Contreras-Sweet has been confirmed as the new head of the U.S. Small Business Administration.
March 27
